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20 Best Online Tools for Design Thinking

Have you heard of Design Thinking? Chances are you have. It is one of the hottest buzzwords of today, easily found in articles and in the news. The education and business fields are going crazy over it, books are written about it, and service designers, creative agencies, career coaches, trainers and facilitators are using it. Perhaps you’re already applying it in your work or everyday life, too? Since its debut in 1969 when Simon Herbert introduced the model in the Science of the Artificial, Design Thinking has revolutionized business models, education systems, processes of innovation, product and service design and human mindsets. One of the reasons for its popularity is…

5 Brilliant TED talks on Team Building

There are plenty of books and studies on how to form teams from groups, which parts of team development are crucial, and how to assemble high-performing teams. However, in our busy world it becomes harder and harder to squeeze in time to sit down, open a book and read. Normally, when faced with a problem or stuck with a question, we need an instant solution or inspiration. That’s where TED talks can help us. These inspiring, engaging and motivating speeches come in an easily digestible video format. They are perfect for when you are on the go or don’t have time to dive into a book. The talks are quilted…

The Best Online Tool to Create Workshops [Case Study]

How would you solve the challenge of designing an international train-the-trainer course with 10 trainers? And without ever being in the same room while planning the event? The organizing team of trainers needed a solution to coordinate the design of their train-the-trainer course — something that would make the process of session planning easier and more natural; something that would provide synchronized collaborative work; something that would still feel like a creative process, with Post-it notes and flipcharts, but in a digital environment. Luckily, they discovered SessionLab, a tool designed for trainers and facilitators. It enabled their remote team to work together on the planning of training session agendas and…

5 most useful free online sources for training activities

Good icebreakers, exercises, and energisers are essential for an engaging and effective training. It takes careful consideration to choose the right activities for your training, the ones that will fit perfectly with your learning objectives, group size, the profile of participants, and the time available. UPDATE We have added 4 more links that you, our readers recommended, so be sure to check them out at the end of the article. You may already have your favourite exercises for different training topics, but as you deliver more and more training, you do not want to use the same ones over and over again. Refreshing your exercises is good for experimenting with…

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